Inner and outer combined bifurcated garment



April 15, 1952 J. DEUTSCH ETAL INNER AND OUTER COMBINED BIFURCATEDGARMENT Filed NOV. 3, 1949 Patented Apr. 15, 1952 INNER AND OUTERCOMBINED BIFURCATED GARMENT Joseph Deutsch, Youngstown, and EugeniaSimon, Girard, Ohio Application November 3, 1949, Serial No. 125,288

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a garment and more particularly to a garmentof the type generally referred to as shorts.

The principal object of the invention is the provision of a pair ofshorts having a partial inner garment formed integrally therewith-and ofthe same material. I

A further object of the invention is the provision of a pair of shortshaving loose full cut leg constructions and of a pattern flattering tothe wearer incorporating a partial inner garmentof relatively shortlength and of a pattern fitting the wearer closely.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a garmentcomprising a pair of shorts having an inner partial garment affixedthereto at the waistband thereof, the sides of the inner garment beingcutaway and the outer garment having a placket formed at one sidethereof registering with one of the cutaway areas of the inner garment.

The shorts disclosed herein comprise an improvement in this type ofgarment in that a relatively full and comfortable short is providedwhich is particularly adapted for feminine wear and which garmentincorporates a partial inner garment secured to the outer garment at thewaistband thereof and adapted to fit the wearer closely and preferablyemploying elastic in the leg openings.

The outer and inner portions of the garment are formed of the samematerial and the outer garment preferably pleated to add to the fullnessof the legs thereof so that the garment flatters the wearers figure andprovides complete comfort despite any position the wearer may assume.The garment is provided with a placket at one side and incorporates aslide fastener or other suitable closure means.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the garment with the inner garmentturned upwardly and outwardly with respect thereto.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the garment with the inner garment innormal wearin position therein.

By referring to the drawings and Figure 1 in particular it will be seenthat the garment comprises a pair of shorts having a front section l0and a back section II and a crotch 12 formed therebetween to divide thesaid front andback sections l0 and II and a pair of legs l3 and I4.Vertically formed pleats l5 and I6 are preferably formed in the frontsections of each of the legs 13 and I4 and extend upwardly into thefront section ill of the garment and terminate at or near the waistbandll. The waistband I1 is secured to the garment and encircles the sameand is separated at one side by a placket l8 which includes a slidefastener 19 or other suitable closure device and an extension of thewaistband I! is eyeleted as at 20 to register with a button or otherfastener 2| also positioned on the waistband and at the other endthereof. The garment will thus be seen to conform generally to a pair ofshorts of a comfortable and loose fitting nature.

Secured to the waistband l1 and normally suspended within the shortstherefrom there is an inner garment including a front section 22 and aback section 23 attached to one another by short vertical seams 24 and25 at the sides thereof to form short leg sections and attached to oneanother midway between the sides to form a crotch portion 26. Themajority of the side sections of the inner garment is eliminated and thenormal upper portion of the front section 22 is secured at a point 21 tothe waistband ll while the normal uppermost portion of the back portion23 is secured to the waistband I! at a point 28.

The leg openings in the inner garment are preferably defined by elasticbands 29 and 30, respectively. It will thus be seen that the garment innormal wearing position takes the form illustrated in Figure 2 of thedrawings wherein the short leg portions of the inner garment arepositioned within the leg portions I3 and M of the shorts and the frontand back sections 22 and 23 suspend these leg portions from thewaistband ll of the shorts.

It will be observed that the placket llB upon being closed, as in Figure2 of the drawings, registers in the area of one of the cutaway sideportions of the inner garment so that there is no doubling of materialor doubling of plac-kets at this point. The garment will also be seen tobe comfortable and practical in that the shorts are attractive and of aloose and pleasing fit while the inner garment is of relatively closefitting pattern and thereby suitably protects the wearer. The garmentsare preferably formed of the same material and sewed to one another atthe waistband I1 and at the points 2'! and 28 heretofore referred to sothat they become a single garment for all intents and purposes. It willbe seen that the inner garment may be readily turned out of the outergarment, as shown in Figure l of the drawings so that the garment maybe-vconveniently dri'edandironed. f f

The construction thus disclosed will be seen to as hereinbefore setforth.

Having thus described our invention, what we olaimis:

prising a pair of integral. leg encircling band porti'ons said bandportions havingjuxtaposed nar- 20 V be of a nature making it of easyformation and, fully meeting the several objects of the invention rowfrontlsections extending upwardly therefrom i joined along juxtaposedinner edges and having juxtaposed-narrow rear sections extending.upwardly therefrom and joined along juxtaposed inner edges tozform acentral seam and a crotch 25 u betweenthe leg band portions and toformnarrow frontand rear panels, .the outer. edges of said 7 frontpanelbeing substantially spaced from the outer edges of said rear panelto define enlarged l. o zrenings,- the upper edges of said front andrear 30 panels being permanently attached to front and rear portions,respectively, of the-Waistband of the shorts so that'said'inner garmentcan be h side thereof. a

, 4 V normally positioned within said shorts and posttioned exteriorlyof said shorts for drying and so that the inner garment has its frontand rear panels securely supported relative to front andrear portions,respectively, of the Waistband, the widths of said front and rear panelsbeing at the necessary to support the inner garment so that the amountof doubling'of material at the portions of the combination garmentcovering the hips of the wearer and encircling the Waist of the weareris minimized, a placket at one side of said shortsandiafiastener in saidplacket for closing the same; the placket registering with the en- 7 Vlarged opening between the outer edges of the A combination garmentcomprising a pair of 15 1 7 shorts including a waistband having legconstruetions depending therefrom with a crotch dividing"- the legconstructions, and an inner garment comfront and rear panels of theinner garment at one JOSEPH DEUTSCH. EUGENIA SIMON.

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